diff --git a/src/lib/plugin/ns/SecureSocket.cpp b/src/lib/plugin/ns/SecureSocket.cpp
index 40c3f21..e02ba9d 100644
--- a/src/lib/plugin/ns/SecureSocket.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/plugin/ns/SecureSocket.cpp
@@ -35,12 +35,9 @@
 //
 
 #define MAX_ERROR_SIZE 65535
-
-enum {
-	// this limit seems extremely high, but mac client seem to generate around
-	// 50,000 errors before they establish a connection (wtf?)
-	kMaxRetryCount = 100000
-};
+// RETRY_DELAY * MAX_RETRY = 10s
+#define MAX_RETRY 1000
+#define RETRY_DELAY 0.01f
 
 enum {
 	kMsgSize = 128
@@ -61,8 +58,7 @@ SecureSocket::SecureSocket(
 		SocketMultiplexer* socketMultiplexer) :
 	TCPSocket(events, socketMultiplexer),
 	m_secureReady(false),
-	m_fatal(false),
-	m_maxRetry(kMaxRetryCount)
+	m_fatal(false)
 {
 }
 
@@ -72,8 +68,7 @@ SecureSocket::SecureSocket(
 		ArchSocket socket) :
 	TCPSocket(events, socketMultiplexer, socket),
 	m_secureReady(false),
-	m_fatal(false),
-	m_maxRetry(kMaxRetryCount)
+	m_fatal(false)
 {
 }
 
@@ -295,8 +290,7 @@ SecureSocket::secureAccept(int socket)
 
 	if (isFatal()) {
 		// tell user and sleep so the socket isn't hammered.
-		LOG((CLOG_ERR "failed to accept secure socket"));
-		LOG((CLOG_INFO "client connection may not be secure"));
+		LOG((CLOG_WARN "failed to accept secure socket"));
 		m_secureReady = false;
 		ARCH->sleep(1);
 		retry = 0;
@@ -318,6 +312,7 @@ SecureSocket::secureAccept(int socket)
 	if (retry > 0) {
 		LOG((CLOG_DEBUG2 "retry accepting secure socket"));
 		m_secureReady = false;
+		ARCH->sleep(RETRY_DELAY);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -351,6 +346,7 @@ SecureSocket::secureConnect(int socket)
 	if (retry > 0) {
 		LOG((CLOG_DEBUG2 "retry connect secure socket"));
 		m_secureReady = false;
+		ARCH->sleep(RETRY_DELAY);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -475,8 +471,8 @@ SecureSocket::checkResult(int status, int& retry)
 	}
 
 	// If the retry max would exceed the allowed, treat it as a fatal error
-	if (retry > maxRetry()) {
-		LOG((CLOG_ERR "passive ssl error limit exceeded: %d", retry));
+	if (retry > MAX_RETRY) {
+		LOG((CLOG_DEBUG "retry exceeded %d sec", RETRY_DELAY * MAX_RETRY));
 		isFatal(true);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/lib/plugin/ns/SecureSocket.h b/src/lib/plugin/ns/SecureSocket.h
index 0c0f3b1..871e1e4 100644
--- a/src/lib/plugin/ns/SecureSocket.h
+++ b/src/lib/plugin/ns/SecureSocket.h
@@ -52,8 +52,6 @@ public:
 	int					secureWrite(const void* buffer, int size, int& wrote);
 	void				initSsl(bool server);
 	bool				loadCertificates(String& CertFile);
-	void				maxRetry(int limit) { m_maxRetry = limit; };
-	int					maxRetry() const { return m_maxRetry; };
 
 private:
 	// SSL
@@ -87,5 +85,4 @@ private:
 	Ssl*				m_ssl;
 	bool				m_secureReady;
 	bool				m_fatal;
-	int					m_maxRetry;
 };